Targets and procedures for altering ruminant meat and milk lipids

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 593-607

  Demeyer, D ^a   Doreau, M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Beef and dairy products; Belgian Blue double muscled cattle; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Ruminant fats

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BOVIDS; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DIGESTION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032749133     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665199000786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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